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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024di•aer•e•sis (dī er′ə sis),USA pronunciation n., pl. -ses (-sēz′).USA pronunciation - dieresis.
di•ae•ret•ic (dī′ə ret′ik),USA pronunciation adj. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: diaeresis, dieresis /daɪˈɛrɪsɪs/ n ( pl -ses / -ˌsiːz/)- the mark ¨, in writing placed over the second of two adjacent vowels to indicate that it is to be pronounced separately rather than forming a diphthong with the first, as in some spellings of coöperate, naïve, etc
- this mark used for any other purpose, such as to indicate that a special pronunciation is appropriate to a particular vowel
- a pause in a line of verse occurring when the end of a foot coincides with the end of a word
Etymology: 17th Century: from Latin diarēsis, from Greek diairesis a division, from diairein, from dia- + hairein to take; compare heresydiaeretic, dieretic /ˌdaɪəˈrɛtɪk/ adj |